"Scientists Hope Obama Continues Support for Basic Research" (Nov. 13) correctly characterized the wait-and-see attitude of many scientists and engineers as sweeping budget cuts threaten research and development — the engine of economic progress.
Liquid radioactive wastes (LRWs) are known as by-products of nuclear activities around the world including; nuclear power plants (NPPs) developments and activities, applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology, nuclear weapon testing, and other world threatening researches.
Both orders threatened important research, according to scientists, and could keep people from coming to the U.S. for their work.
But in a place where sea-ice runways crack apart, even the simplest setback can threaten ambitious research and, potentially, the researchers themselves.
Krister Martin, the head of animal welfare at AstraZeneca, described the legislation as draconian and said it could threaten 5,000 research jobs in Sweden.
In a statement, four scientific bodies say recent mergers and acquisitions have led to lab closures, threatening the research base.
For biotech supporters, the Medicare/drug pricing debate centers around the fear that lowering drug costs will threaten biotech research and development and cause a "medicine deficit".
Animal-rights advocates say that the current system of self-regulation hasn't worked and fosters an excessive use of animals, while opponents argue that the guidelines go too far to correct existing problems and threaten valuable research.
Campbell argues that scientists may not realize just how threatening their research can be — even though their conclusions are far from controversial within their own community.
